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Rhonda Jean Russell
Gender : Female
Age : 47
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/17/2021
Location : 615 Fourth Street
City : Altoona
County : Blair
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Altoona Police Department (APD)
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed by friendly fire
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 17, 2021, 47-year-old corrections officer Rhonda Jean Russell was fatally shot by an Altoona Police Department officer at Central Court, located at 615 Fourth Street, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Christopher James Aikens, a 54-year-old inmate from Blair County Jail, was at the courthouse for a scheduled hearing when he allegedly assaulted Officer Russell and took her firearm. In response, an Altoona police officer fired a single round at Aikens but accidentally struck and killed Officer Russell by friendly fire. The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-news/blair-county-corrections-officer-shot-and-killed-in-altoona/
2. https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/corrections-officer-shot-altoona-courthouse/UGX5FFQIVJHQZAZ3P7K6F2JDFE/
